Browsing by Author "Durevall, Dick"
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A Dynamic Model of Inflation for Kenya 1974 - 1996
S. Ndungu, Njuguna; Durevall, Dick (1998)This paper develops an error correction model with the aim of analysing the behaviour of prices in Kenya during 1974 -1996. In estimating the model, we first test for cointegration in the money and foreign exchange markets, ... -
Adult Mortality, AIDS and Fertility in Rural Malawi
Durevall, Dick; Lindskog, Annika (2013-08)The impact of HIV/AIDS on fertility in sub-Saharan Africa has received attention recently, since changes in population structure can impact on future economic development. We analyze the effect of AIDS on actual and ... -
Aid and child health: Local effects of aid on stunting in Malawi
Durevall, Dick; Isaksson, Ann-Sofie (University of Gothenburg, 2022-11)Abstract: Motivated by a recent setback in the fight against child malnutrition, this study explores whether aid projects help to reduce stunting, or impaired growth, among children in the local area. Focusing on Malawi, ... -
Aid and institutions: Local effects of World Bank aid on perceived institutional quality in Africa
Isaksson, Ann-Sofie; Durevall, Dick (University of Gothenburg, 2021-06)Motivated by the lack of sub-national empirical evidence on the relationship between aid and institutional development, this study explores the local effects of World Bank aid on perceived institutional quality in African ... -
Are Fairtrade Prices Fair? An Analysis of the Distribution of Returns in the Swedish Coffee Market
Durevall, Dick (2015-02)Consumers pay a premium for Fair Trade coffee, often assuming that it mainly benefits poor coffee farmers. However, several studies report that most of the premium accrues to actors in the consumer countries, such as ... -
Competition in the Swedish Coffee Market
Durevall, Dick (2004)It is a widespread belief that multinationals are exploiting their market power in national coffee markets by keeping consumer prices too high and thereby limiting demand for coffee beans. The purpose of this study is to ... -
Competition in the Swedish coffee market, 1978–2002
Durevall, Dick (Elsevier, 2007)Are multinationals exploiting their market power in national coffee markets by keeping consumer prices too high and thereby limiting demand for imports of coffee beans? The purpose of this study is to address this issue ... -
Cost Pass-Through in the Swedish Coffee Market
Durevall, Dick (2017-03)Cost pass-through to retail prices shows how changes in marginal costs are allocated between producers and consumers, and it is therefore closely related to market structure and competition. This paper uses Swedish data ... -
Demand for coffee in Sweden: The role of prices, preferences and market power
Durevall, Dick (Elsevier, 2007)There is a widespread belief that consumer coffee prices are high relative to bean prices and that lower consumer prices would lead to substantial increases in bean exports from Third-World countries. This issue is evaluated ... -
Demand for Coffee: The Role of Prices, Preferences and Market Power
Durevall, Dick (2005)The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the role of prices in determining demand for roasted coffee in Sweden. This is of interest because many believe that consumer prices are high relative to green coffee-bean prices, ... -
Does Market Liberalization Increase Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Zimbabwe
Durevall, Dick; Bjurek, Hans (1998)In this paper we analyze if the structural adjustment program (ESAP), implemented during 1991-1995, contributed to an increase in total factor productivity in the manufacturing sector. To evaluate if productivity has grown ... -
A Dynamic Model of Inflation in Kenya
Durevall, Dick; Ndung’u, Njuguna (Oxford University Press, 2001)This paper analyses the dynamics of inflation in Kenya during 1974 –1996, a period characterised by external shocks and internal disequilibria. By developing a parsimonious and empirically constant model we find that the ... -
East African Community: Pre-conditions for an Effective Monetary Union
Durevall, Dick (2011-12)Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda signed the Treaty for the establishment of the East African Community (EAC) in 1999, which entered into force in July 2000. In 2007 it was signed by Burundi and Rwanda. According to the Treaty, ... -
Economic Inequality and HIV in Malawi
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Education and HIV incidence among young women: causation or selection?
Durevall, Dick; Lindskog, Annika; George, Gavin (2015-11)Several studies report that schooling protects against HIV infection in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the effect of secondary school attendance on the probability of HIV incidence among young women aged 15-24, ... -
The Futile Quest for a Grand Explanation of Long-Run Government Expenditure
Durevall, Dick; Henrekson, Magnus (2010-01-22)This paper carries out a critical reappraisal of the two contending theories purporting to explain long-run government spending: Wagner’s Law and different variants of the ratchet effect. We analyze data spanning from ... -
Gender Policy and Intimate Partner Violence in Colombia
Durevall, Dick (University of Gothenburg, 2021-07)In 1995, Colombia signed the first legally binding international treaty that criminalizes all forms of violence against women. After this, the government took a number of steps to improve laws and policies, but progress ... -
HIV/AIDS, Adult Mortality and Fertility: Evidence from Malawi
Durevall, Dick; Lindskog, Annika (2008-02-05)The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of HIV/AIDS on fertility in Malawi. The future course of fertility will have an impact on both macroeconomic variables, such as GDP per capita, and various socioeconomic ... -
How Does Communal HIV/AIDS Affect Fertility? - Evidence from Malawi
Durevall, Dick; Lindskog, Annika (2009-06-25)Recently there has been a surge in interest on how HIV/AIDS affects fertility in countries hit by the disease. In this study, the effect of communal HIV/AIDS on fertility in rural Malawi is estimated using individual data ... -
Importing High Food Prices by Exporting: Rice Prices in Lao PDR
Durevall, Dick; van der Weide, Roy (2014-11)This paper shows how a developing country, Lao PDR, imports high glutinous rice prices by exporting its staple food to neighboring countries, Vietnam and Thailand. Lao PDR has extensive export controls on rice, generating ...